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Addl. Director General of Police, Crime Branch CID
Dr. K. Jayanth Murali is serving as Additional Director General of Police, Crime Branch CID in Tamil Nadu Police. He is an IPS Officer belonging to 1991 batch and is borne on Tamil Nadu Cadre. During his service spanning more than two decades, he has held several positions both in the State of Tamil Nadu as well as Government of India.

Head, Liver Transplant, Apollo Hospitals
Dr. Prof Darius F Mirza is a Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic in Belapur, Navi Mumbai and has an experience of 30 years in this field. Dr. Prof Darius F Mirza practices at Apollo Hospitals in Belapur, Navi Mumbai. He completed MBBS from Seth G S Medical College Mumbai in 1984,MS - General Surgery from KEM hospital Mumbai in 1989 and FRCS from Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh in 1993. In addition to laparoscopic cholecystectomy, most of his work is in the specialized area of liver, pancreatic and biliary surgery. A significant proportion of his NHS practice includes adult and paediatric liver/intestinal transplantation.

Group CEO and Chairman
Dr. R K Mani, Group CEO and chairman Critical Care, Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, Nayati Medicity, Mathura and Nayati group of hospitals, Agra and Amritsar. Former President of the Indian society of critical care Medicine(ISCCM) and Chairman of the Ethics Committee that formulated guidelines on End-of-Life and Palliative Care.

Founder & President, Epygen Biotech
Debayan Ghosh Co-founded and built Epygen in the year 2006 with a vision to emerge as a leading biotech innovator enhancing human life. Debayan was one of the first batches in India to have obtained a Master of Technology degree from the Center For Biotechnology, Anna University - Chennai, India, and has taken International business courses from the IIM.

Professional Ballet Dancer
Jacqui Greene Haas is a former professional ballet dancer with several dance schools including Boston Ballet, Southern Ballet Theatre, Tampa Ballet, New Orleans Ballet, and Cincinnati Ballet. She has been the athletic trainer for Cincinnati Ballet since 1989 and is currently the supervisor of performing arts medicine at Mercy Health Orthopedics and Sports Rehabilitation in Cincinnati. Jacqui's successful outreach program includes working closely with numerous local dance studios, teaching injury prevention and providing screenings and dance conditioning workshops.

Director, Neonatology at Fortis La Femme and the co-founder of Amaara
BMF was co-founded by Dr. Raghuram Mallaiah, Director, Neonatology, Fortis La Femme and co-founder Amaara, and Dr. Ankit Srivastava co-founder Amaara in 2015 with the aim to establish human milk banks across India to provide breast milk for the most vulnerable babies.

Senior Medical Officer at YRG CARE
Dr. Pradeep was awarded the Fogarty International Scholarship Program for Infectious Diseases through NIH and Brown University and is the Principal Investigator for Hepatitis B and C clinical trials.

Centre Head of Wockhardt Hospital
Wockhardt Hospitals, Mumbai Central has distributed free 2000 first aid kits along with a first aid guide booklet in South Mumbai. Wockhardt is a 350-bedded multi-specialty tertiary care hospital in Mira Road, in South Mumbai. Dr. Parag Rindani, Centre Head of Wockhardt Hospital.

Adjunct Professor at the Department of Pathology, Oklahoma University Health Science Center.
Dr. Nath is a senior scientist with the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) and gained International fame through this landmark study that analyzed more than 17,000 human DNA samples.

Senior neurologist at Dr. MGR Medical University and then at Sri Ramachandra Medical College
Dr. C.U.Velmurugendran worked for The World Health Organization in 1974. He was a senior neurologist at Dr. MGR Medical University and then at Sri Ramachandra Medical College. He is currently in the faculty selection committee at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology

Secretary, Hemophilia Society, Chennai Chapter
I am a 47 year old person with Hemophilia. During my school days, I used to get admitted in CMC, Vellore for treatment. It was very painful. After my education I joined a publication company. In the year 1998, I came across Hemophilia Society - Madras Chapter. It was a turning point and I learnt more about the disorder and understood the various needs of the hemophilia community. Beginning as a volunteer, I went on to become the Secretary and the Key-Person of the Chapter and Executive Committee Member of Hemophilia Federation (India).

Chairman & Executive Chairman of the Cancer Institute (WIA)
Dr. V.Shantha, present Chairman & Executive Chairman of the Cancer Institute (WIA) Adyar, Chennai. A well-known and distinguished doctor, she committed her life to improving the lives of cancer patients. Dr V.Shanta was born in a distinguished scientific family, her maternal grandfather's brother was Sir. C.V.Raman and her mother's brother was Shri. Chandrashekar, both Nobel Laureates.

Director, The National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS).
Dr. B.N.Gangadhar, Director, The National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), on his pioneering groundbreaking research on Parkinson's.

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